KMT Could Recruit Presidential Candidate: Wu|國民黨總統提名不排除徵召 王金平:奇怪

The Kuomintang's presidential primaries will use a "70 percent public opinion poll, 30 percent party vote" format to choose a candidate. However, KMT Chair Wu Den-yih says he is not opposed to the possibility of recruiting a new candidate. In response, former Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng, who will formally announce his candidacy for 2020 on Mar. 7, said this was a very strange and funny idea. Former New Taipei City Mayor Eric Chu, meanwhile, said this was the biggest incentive for people who want to run and as long as the candidate is strong enough, everyone will be supportive.


Former Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng serves as the chief priest at a religious ceremony. Wang will officially announce a 2020 presidential run on the 7th. While the Kuomintang's presidential primaries are usually held using a "70 percent public opinion poll, 30 percent party vote" format, KMT Chair Wu Den-yih recently broached the idea of the party recruiting a candidate. Wang was nonplussed.

It's a very strange idea. We find it hilarious. If inaccurate public opinion polls are used, can you guarantee that this new candidate would win the election?

Former New Taipei City Mayor Eric Chu was the first KMT candidate to throw his hat into the ring. Chu replaced Hung Hsiu-chu as the party's presidential candidate in 2016. Asked about the idea of recruiting a candidate, Chu said it was a huge incentive for interested candidates and a way for the party to field the strongest candidate possible.

We don't have a so-called two-stage primary system. Our party chair has made himself clear, but I see it as a huge incentive for us. If we are strong enough, pan-blue voters and KMT supporters will give us their full support.

Chu also called Wang his "elder" and said he wishes Wang well. In addition, he said candidate recruitment is a "just in case" scenario and he respects Wu's opinion. Wu has not commented further.